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Off Grid With The Udens
Bulgaria
Registrace 17. 10. 2021
Join Phil, Kayleigh, Alex and Ember as they create their new life in Southern Bulgaria. Follow as they transform 2 acres of land, a derelict house and 3 barns into their own off grid homestead. After leaving England with no savings, they have the aim of becoming debt free, completing all of the work themselves on a tiny budget.
Follow as they document the highs and lows of their new off grid lifestyle.
"We know it won't be easy, but it WILL be worth it!"
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Follow as they document the highs and lows of their new off grid lifestyle.
"We know it won't be easy, but it WILL be worth it!"
Follow Us:
Instagram offgridwiththeudens
Facebook offgridwiththeudens
Kofi ko-fi.com/offgridwiththeudens
Work With Us:
offgridwiththeudens@gmail.com
It's time for PLAN B | Off Grid in Bulgaria
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We are slowly learning that things never seem to go to plan.. With so many ideas and visions for our plot of land, we only wish we had more time in the day. Building a new life off grid was never going to be easy and for us it is part of the journey.
We're Phil and Kayleigh, a husband and wife living in rural Bulgaria with our two children, Alex and Ember. It's always been our dream to live a more self-sustainable life off grid. So, we've sold all our belongings, escaped the rental rat race and bought a plot of land. Complete with a derelict house and 3 barns, we hope to create our new life mortgage free.
Ние сме Фил и Кейли, съпруг и съпруга, живеещи в провинциална България с нашите две деца, Алекс и Ембър. Нашата мечта винаги е била да живеем по-самоустойчив живот извън мрежата. И така, продадохме всичките си вещи, избягахме от надпреварата с плъхове под наем и купихме парцел земя. В комплект с изоставена къща и 3 хамбара се надяваме да създадем нашия нов живот без ипотека. Вече се сблъскахме с много препятствия, така че изчакайте, докато ви показваме върховете и недостатъците на преместването в чужбина и започването отново.
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We are slowly learning that things never seem to go to plan.. With so many ideas and visions for our plot of land, we only wish we had more time in the day. Building a new life off grid was never going to be easy and for us it is part of the journey.
We're Phil and Kayleigh, a husband and wife living in rural Bulgaria with our two children, Alex and Ember. It's always been our dream to live a more self-sustainable life off grid. So, we've sold all our belongings, escaped the rental rat race and bought a plot of land. Complete with a derelict house and 3 barns, we hope to create our new life mortgage free.
Ние сме Фил и Кейли, съпруг и съпруга, живеещи в провинциална България с нашите две деца, Алекс и Ембър. Нашата мечта винаги е била да живеем по-самоустойчив живот извън мрежата. И така, продадохме всичките си вещи, избягахме от надпреварата с плъхове под наем и купихме парцел земя. В комплект с изоставена къща и 3 хамбара се надяваме да създадем нашия нов живот без ипотека. Вече се сблъскахме с много препятствия, така че изчакайте, докато ви показваме върховете и недостатъците на преместването в чужбина и започването отново.
Follow Us:
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Kofi ko-fi.com/offgridwiththeudens
Work With Us:
offgridwiththeudens@gmail.com
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You could always hide the brick blocks at a later date with a faux stone veneer to blend in with the real stone wall.
Its a heartbreaking to see a beautiful Bulgarian nature burnt 😢It will take time fir the nature to recover but the nature always win
Hi, just a question about your battery bank, is the 3 frogstar batterys enought to provide enought energy in winter ?
So glad you back and all safe xx love socks .
I was just thinking of you guys the other day. So nice to see you back. Wall is looking fabulous. We are our own worse critics. Looks like some of that stone is sandstone the way it crumbles. Our previous owners made a retaining wall with it and 20 yrs in it was crumbling. Good call to get other stone for the back wall. The brick will be nice and tidy and clean. A few plant pots in front of the brick wall will hide it. Welcome to the family Sox. Wow the veggies are amazing
Been following you guys along with Derelict Dream in Veliko Tarnovo. I hadn't Bulgaria down as a destination to visit but you guys inspired me to visit! I spent two weeks travelling around at end of July and I loved it 😅 But it was crazy hot. I was on a train to Dimitrovgrad from Plovidv in 40 degrees wondering was I off my rocker 😅. Highlights were Plovdiv and Blagoevgrad for me. I hope to return next year for two weeks again. Did you guys get hit bad with mozzies during the heatwave? Eventually I'd be interested in buying something if I like it again next year. But I feel the bargains are nearly gone ?
Ah yes - Lee and Emily are the OGs for Bulgaria! We love them 😍 so wonderful that you visited. It's truly a magnificent country - with SO much to see and experience. As for bargains, I think it all depends on what your expectations and requirements are. Without a doubt, the cost of living and price of materials has increased here. Thanks so much for watching - we hope you'll tune in for our next video on the 1st!
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For future ground work check across corners. Equal distance across corners ensures square.👍
Hah yeah - as we said, not something we would usually overlook. Phil's got years of experience - but high temps and young children take it out of you 😄
Welcome back. Your new pup looks like the perfect addition to your family. ❤
He really is 🐾🐕❤️
Let's see when you'll get time to start fixing the house. :)
Haha never - we've never actually said we would be fixing the house..
What an awesome idea to use the bed base for sieving the sand, lol at the outtake. So cool that Alex is learning how to build, and they're learning gardening also, so many lovely life lessons for them. Aww what a dream come true for the kids, Socks is lovely and placid, so good with them, and they're so gentle with him too. Luckily no one was hurt by the fallen tree. The wildfires are devastating, all that nature/crops and perhaps property lost. Hopefully no loss to human life. It's amazing though once the rain comes you will start to see little signs of life again amazing. You look knackered Phil!
Yeah it works SO well to sift through the sand! As for the children, they are getting the most amazing life experiences here. Ember was made to be wild, feral and free and Alex is in his element and looking forward to starting school next month.
@@OffGridWithTheUdens that's wonderful, really happy for you.
Nice to see you back hope you feeling better mate :) and with the bedframe nice! i didnt know that either nice trick for the sand filtering its gonna be a great wall retainer for the sand nxt to it ;) years of swimming without issues for sure. Smart putting in drainage pipes aswel ;) good for the waterflow for sure, lots of work aswel but you will enjoy the effort for years for sure it will look so much better with natural stone then with just a concrete wall <3 Dont need a pro to learn you will learn trying :) and it looks really good the way you did it <3 Ohh so nice that you adopted socks :) such sweet dog , nice to see the veg garden explosive haha :P enjoy the delicious own grown food its way better then any store can compare. Stay strong and hope to see more soon
Thanks for your support - next video will be out on the 1st Sept. The rocks look amazing in the wall but we have so much that we need to prioritise - especially as we are a young family. Socks is the perfect addition to the family 🐕🐾❤️
Oh wow, this was emotional. From "wow this is starting to look great" to "nooooo, not the ugly bricks" to "I guess that makes sense" to "aaawwweee Socks is so happy" and "yay that's a proper permaculture looking veggie patch" to "oh no, the devastation" and proper belly laugh on the outtakes. With this level of content who needs one every week ;) Thank you for everything x
Haha yes we are very much a rollercoaster of emotions and events! Thank you for bringing socks into our family - we love him to pieces and hope you are able to re-home the others soon ❤️
Great to see another video. Can't wait for the next one.
Thanks very much - you'll love the next one!
Glad you're doing OK. Was a bit worried about you, especially with all the fires in the region. Take care!
Yes we were getting nervous too but all safe here - feel gutted for those who have lost their homes, farms and livelihoods though.
Don't be so hung up about a few degrees off 90. Who cares!
Oh the perfectionist part might be a problem. I'm quite OCD but noticed it's dropped significantly since being in Bulgaria. I wonder why lol!
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Lovely to get a catch up from you. Socks is a nice friendly doggie isn’t he! The fires are absolutely horrendous. ❤
Oh it was honestly like he was meant to be with us - his personality is wonderful 😊
So glad to see you back at it 🙌 I love your family. I'm excited to see the next ventures.❤
We are really going to be making some progress now - cannot wait to share the next video with you all!
You wee boy is a delight
I now know what I am watching tonight, so glad you're back!
Hope you enjoyed it - thanks for tuning in guys!
Nice to see you back. Off centre gives it character 😊
Totally agree - we love a bit of character here!
Hi guys! Bro keep going with the rocks man you are doing it so good! Yes, it will be a slow process but it looks amazing! If you go with bricks now later I bet you will not like the final result too😂! Cheers.
You are absolutely right - but we are already so behind with the various medical delays lately and we have to prioritise. 🫣
Nice to see you back 😊
Really appreciate it - thank you 😊
Great to see you back !
Thanks very much - it's great to be back!
@@OffGridWithTheUdens <3
Great to see you back 🥰
Thanks for waiting for us! ☺️
Good to see you back. That wall is looking beautiful, me thinks you've done this before 😉 It's OK to take time out and spend with the family doing fun stuff ❤❤❤ and ok to make decisions for your best time, efforts and interests xx
Absolutely - family will always come first. We really love the stone wall too! If only we had more time 🫣
Gosh, I didn't realise that Bulgaria had wild fires! I watch a lot of ex pats in Portugal where they have similar issues, and all who have land must keep it clean, if anyone needs to make a fire to burn their garden waste it has to be reported and permission given (via an app), rules in place for when not to use certain equipment on the land that could spark fires etc. Having a fire break around house/land. Maybe one day Bulgaria may do similar.
Yes, I think Europe is being affected by wildfires more and more as the climate changes. Portugal are definitely on to something with the use of an app, but many of the rural villagers here do not use mobile phones.
Long time - no see! Good to see you guys back! There is a guy near Veliko Turnovo region, who teaches how to do stone-walls. So sad to see all those forests burnt down! People must be more careful when starting up fire in this dry hot weather!
Ooo we will have to take a look - although I'm not sure where we will find the time as winter is fast approaching and we have yet more deadlines to try and keep to. There are lots of whispers as to the reasons for the fires starting..sadly it seems some are intentional.
Good to see you bk been watching from the start missed you looking forward to seeing the next one ❤
Aww thanks so much! We really do appreciate you sticking you around ☺️ Our next episode is very exciting!
It will look amazing still x
It's hard to know what to do for looks and what to do for practicality sometimes..
Good to see you guys :)
It's great to be back 😀
Outtakes best so far, 2 best are ember saying o ooohhhh to you dropping the big stones and chucking the gravel and it bouncing back…… 😂
Totally agree 🤣
Great to see you back, missed your videos but things happen. Alex is just adorable, he's great on the vlogs xx
He absolutely loves being in front of the camera - he would have his own channel if we let him 🤣
You caved to a dog!! Bless the kids faces xxx
We all knew it was going to happen eventually ☺️🤣
good to see you guys back 😄
Thanks! We appreciate you waiting for us 😊
Yay you're back❤
Indeed we are! ☺️ Thanks for waiting.
It's heartbreaking to witness so many areas being devastated by fire. Bulgaria's natural beauty is one of its greatest treasures, and it's distressing to see the impact of these changes. Climate change is real, and we need action because it will affect so many countries.
It really is upsetting. The landscape here is spectacular!
Got nothing about climate change change, stop misleading people! All of this fires are caused by wood mafia trying to “clean” lands and put photovoltaics on instead! All fires are made purposely to clean the land put photovoltaics and take grants from EU! Please don’t be so naive and by spreading false info misleading people.
What climate change are you falling from Mars, everyone knows that the fires are made purposefully to “clean” the lands and put photovoltaics instead!!! Don’t mislead people!
Hello sweet cheerful beautiful family, seeing you so happy makes me proud, which city of Bulgaria are you close to?
Hi ☺️ We are in the municipality of Haskovo at the South of the country.
@@OffGridWithTheUdens Very nice, I am from Kardjali but I have lived in Colchester for a long time
@@mehmedyumer4578 Amazing! Any recommendations? 🙂
You may like the Kardjali River and spend some nice time with your family
Great job with the wall and your plans with it x
Thanks very much. We're really pleased with how it looks - we just need to prioritise our other plans.
Hi Udens started watching when I was recovering from an operation. I love your honesty and dedication to make a wonderful life ahead no matter what the universe throws at you bravo,, I missed you glad you are back 😊🌺
Sorry to hear about your operation but I'm pleased we were able to keep you distracted! We don't ever seem to choose the easy routes but we do have fun along the way 😄
Nice to see you back out there again with the family and back to building your life in Bulgaria.
Yes we couldn't get back home to Bulgaria quick enough!
Great to see you back guys and glad you are all safe, can’t wait for the next one 💕
Yeah it's great to be back! The next episode is a VERY exciting one 😁
@@OffGridWithTheUdens can’t wait
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Thanks for watching 😄
And ure boy!! Hee hee hes a natural vlogger learning so much from his dad well done... this is the life all kids deserve!!! ❤❤
Aww thank you. Just like any parent, we can only do our best!
Aww bless sorry to hear this but he works so hard he deserves a good rest all ure subscribers will still be here waiting when you are ready to continue. What amazing family you are. Ure an inspiration what you have done.. god bless you all xx
Thanks for your kind words! We hope you managed to catch our latest video on Sunday. It's great to be back 😄
Looks like Popovo Sunday market. Am I close?
Lyubimets 😊
Lovely family! And amazing work you have putting there! There are some people, just like my wife, that think things are popping up with a simple clap 👏, and do not understand the hard work men are putting. Your lil Harry Potter amazing and blond just like mine. Everything for the kids <3
Thank you. This has been a long journey for us and we are still only in the early stages of this project. We have some big plans but these will take time, as we work together to get them completed.